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Were recirculating it withHit Mannow on Netflix.
Never mind that Linklater himself has publicly groused about the suddenly its there … so what?
Apollo 10 12, I loved that whole experience, Linklater later elaborated to theAP.
It was such a personal experience.
And then one day it showed up on a platform with no fanfare.
Its always kind of sad when you realize even your friends dont know your film is out.
To be sure,Hit Mans Netflix deal includes a theatrical component.
And it would be fair to argue that the wayHit Mans distribution rights went, so goes the industry.
There is a collective reluctance or a malaise when it comes to theatrical commitment, Sloss tells Vulture.
This is a commercial movie.
Rick calls it a sexy, date-night movie.
It was surprising for me.
How did this deal go down?
Who was in the bidding?
Im not going to list the companies that were interested and what the bidding was.
Then you have Linklater talking about howApollo 10 12just kind of appeared on Netflix with very little promotion.
For the U.S.-U.K.-Australia, it is close to historic.
Its not like the markets dead or anything.
Thats not to say there wasnt significant interest; dont get me wrong.
He didApollo 10 12with them.
But he has a long history of supporting theatrical.
He founded theAustin Film Society, they own a theater in Austin, and he is a cinephile.
Hes a huge supporter of the theatrical experience.
I mean, I think he let it be known that he had some concerns.
I dont know what level itll be on, but I think theyre going to lean into it.
But the indications weve gotten is that theyre going to support this theatrically.
Are we talking about an awards push for Glen?
This is a very high-quality film here.
But thats not what drove this.
What effect, if any, did the strike have on this sale?
On the one hand, theres that skittishness.
And it didnt necessarily feel that way in the moment.
